Monday, September 29. 2008

Update: Senator Proposes Making Dash-mounted GPS Legal in California

The governor signed the bill this past weekend.

- SF Gate

---- original post 8/8/08 ------
A current law bans anything from be affixed to the windshield (with few exceptions) or dashboard. Senator Jenny Oropeza has introduced Senate Bill 1567, the GPS Windshield Safety Act, which allow drivers to mount their devices on their windshields without fear of citation and out of reach of any restless back-seat toddler. So far so good: "Editors at several newspapers, including the Torrance Daily Breeze and the Long Beach Press-Telegram, have given it their stamp of approval. And both houses of the Legislature on Aug. 4 overwhelmingly approved the bill with broad bipartisan support." Now, on to the governor.

- California Chronicle

Corrections made 8/12. Source above cites Oropreza as author of the article and the bill and an Assembly member. She is, per comment, a State Senator. Her website confirms that.

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Thanks for your coverage. Please correct that Jenny is a state Senator (not an Assemblymember). Thanks.

#1 ray sotero (Link) on 2008-08-11 12:38 (Reply)

Ray,

I corrected it here and contacted the source publication to correct as well.

Adena

#1.1 Adena Schutzberg (Link) on 2008-08-15 07:27 (Reply)

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#2 Joe (Link) on 2008-08-14 14:35 (Reply)

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